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sneak

[sneek] / snik /




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While I tried to sneak out the next morning, he proposed we get brunch.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

Orange Lutheran had the ball on the one-yard line and tried to score on a quarterback sneak.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

Lindsay Johnson: United's defence needs work but they may sneak in fourth.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

As soon as she started looking at SkinnyTok content, Williams wrote, “the tradwife content began to sneak in” to her algorithm.

From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026

“I say we sneak in and look around first, then figure it out,” Jason offered.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

He explained that he rarely stays in one place for longer than five nights - and sneaks out to go to work.

From BBC ● May 7, 2026

Fires that start below the surface often begin spontaneously, as organic matter decomposes and creates heat, fueled by oxygen that sneaks in through the cracks.

From Barron's ● Apr. 30, 2026

This is important because retirement sneaks up on most people.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 22, 2026

Google and security researchers say the mysterious Chinese company is an unsavory enterprise that sneaks unwanted and dangerous software on millions of phones, home computers and Android devices.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 28, 2026

I’ve asked Lola to stop, but she always sneaks things in.

From "The House That Lou Built" by Mae Respicio

The goofy, R-rated “Starship Troopers” famously tanked domestically among adults, but was a notable hit among teen boys, who sneaked into the flick in droves.

From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026

Yet the price of oil has stayed around $80, in part due to the 8 million barrels a day that U.S. officials say is being sneaked out of the Strait.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

According to the criminal complaint, Truelove sneaked into a restricted area of the Rockefeller Plaza lobby just before 9 a.m. on July 16, following an employee who used an identification card to swipe in.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026

A Spain side stacked with star names have sneaked their way into the World Cup final, where they ultimately triumph in a bruising encounter against the Netherlands with an extra-time Andres Iniesta winner.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

If only he was better occupied, if only he had something to do in which the moments of grief that sneaked up on him could be immersed.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Tera Lawson snuck her son’s new hacky sack when he wasn’t looking to test her rusty skills.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026

Gannon Ken Van Dyke, placed a series of lucrative trades in the days and immediate hours before his colleagues in the service snuck into Caracas and took Maduro.

From Slate ● Apr. 24, 2026

These had been snuck into the stadium in defiance of signs outside which said only Iran's current official flag could be displayed.

From BBC ● Mar. 9, 2026

“I snuck up next to him and whispered, ‘I must be at the right show because Pete Finney’s here,’” he wrote.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 2026

Nathan snuck closer to it, carefully placing his feet and trying not to make noise with his sandals.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young

Simon soon picks up a handheld CRT device to help with sneaking - a clever updated version of another staple of the Silent Hill series: the crackling radio.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

Isaiah’s aunt, Charlene, said in court this week that her 8-year-old nephew was mischievous, often sneaking food in the middle of the night.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

The tale of Donald Trump sneaking off Air Force One in a catering truck captured public attention for many reasons.

From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026

They try to break into a server by sneaking malware into software the model thinks the server will use—sometimes many pieces of software.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

They writes fifty hands; they’re not like sneaking you, as writes but one.

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens




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